Sports

After splitting doubleheaders against St. Catherine’s University last Thursday and Augsburg College last Friday, the Knights again split two games this Wednesday, dropping the first but winning their second game against the College of St. Benedict Blazers.

Shields allowed only three hits—all singles—and one walk. He was at his best throughout the middle innings, striking out eight straight batters between the third and fifth innings. Throughout the game, Hamline’s top seven hitters went only 1-for-20 against him.

It had been far too long since Carleton had hosted an outdoor track meet. There were many spectacular opening performances, including Haley Johnson’s ’13 second place finish in the 800-meter run, Clare Franco's ’12 third place, and Claire Karbon turned in a strong performance.

Laird Stadium had not seen a track meet or an alumnus in two years before last Thursday. Preston Carlisle ‘15 didn’t think much of the occasion, since he wasn’t here to see the old track bubble to the surface of the then-widened Canon flowing over it. “Oh yeah, I guess this is new,” Carlisle said.

“I got absolutely nothing done today except my laundry,” I heard from a student upon returning to Carleton from the Midwest Invitational Tennis Tournament in Madison, Wisconsin last weekend. The Carleton Women’s Tennis team, on the other hand, can say we broke a tradition that Saturday. For the first time in nearly 24 years, the Knights defeated Gustavus Adolphus College.